Coluna do Fla
·6 September 2026
Del Valle win 3-1 with reserves, eyeing Flamengo clash

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·6 September 2026

Flamengo and Independiente del Valle (ECU) play the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals on Thursday (10). Therefore, the Ecuadorian team decided to rest its starters in the national league match against Macará. As a result, the backups cruised to a 3-1 win in the 29th round of the National League at Banco de Guayaquil.
Del Valle leads the Ecuadorian Championship with 71 points, 23 more than Macará itself, the competition’s runner-up. Aucas (ECU) also has the same number of points as the second-place team, but sits third in the table.
Reasco scored twice for Del Valle, both still in the first half. Ronald Briones also found the net in the opening half of the match. Macará then pulled one back thanks to an own goal by Andy Velasco.
Del Valle rested starters such as González and Sornoza, formerly of Fluminense and Corinthians, for the match against Macará. The duo and the other rested starters already have their eyes on Flamengo in the Libertadores.
Before the clash with Del Valle, Flamengo faces Remo this Sunday (06) in the Brasileirão. However, there is still no confirmation of any possible decision by Leonardo Jardim to rest starters.
The match between Flamengo and Remo takes place this Sunday (06), starting at 4:00 pm (Brasília time), at Mangueirão Stadium. Therefore, the game is part of the 26th round of the Brasileirão, in Belém.
The clash against Del Valle, meanwhile, takes place on Thursday (10), in Ecuador, starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time). The match opens the Libertadores quarterfinals, with the return leg scheduled for September 17 at the Maracanã.
Honestly, Del Valle’s backups winning doesn’t scare me that much. This Macará side was knocked out of the Copa Sudamericana by Santos… What really worries me is the altitude there in Quito,” said João Vítor Reis of Coluna do Fla.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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